FILE PHOTO: A Shadow cruise missile diplayed at the Dubai Air Show. © AFP / Rabih Moghrabi
Newsweek: Russia Says It Shot Down Seven Storm Shadow Missiles in a Day
Russian air defenses shot down seven of Ukraine's newly-promised long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Moscow's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Russia's military "intercepted seven Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, three HARM anti-radar missiles, and seven HIMARS multiple rocket launchers" in a day, the government department said in a statement posted to Telegram.
On Monday, Russia said it had shot down a singular Storm Shadow missile.
On Thursday, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed that the United Kingdom was providing Ukraine with the missiles. The move gave Kyiv what is thought to be its longest-range strike capabilities yet.
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Update #1: Seven UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles shot down – Moscow (RT)
Update #2: Russia claims to have shot down a 'Storm Shadow' missile in Ukraine, supplied by the UK (Euronews)
WNU Editor: Russia has provided no evidence yet of shooting down 7 Storm Shadow missiles on the same day. But these missiles are not hypersonic missiles, and like America's HIMARS, they can be neutralized or shot down.